Media Training Update w/c 15th July

“That road you want to remain on for as much of the interview as possible has to be an interesting place to live. It needs characters at numbers 32 and 67, it needs life, it needs relevance…”

Visualisation is a really useful technique when it comes to good interview prep. In this latest episode of Year Of The Expert we explore what form it might take.

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Good morning. It’s Monday 15th July 2024.

Monday: The Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee – dominated by fallout from the assassination attempt on Donald Trump

Tuesday: Real Madrid unveil Kylian Mbappe at Santiago Bernabeu

Wednesday: State Opening of Parliament

Thursday: Trump speech at the Republican Convention

European Political leaders meet in Oxfordshire

UK Covid-19 inquiry set to publish the first of its reports.

Friday: Jo Swinson and Maya Greene at Post Office Horizon Inquiry

Start of the BBC Proms

Saturday: Pride Glasgow

Sunday: DNC Committee meet to discuss Biden nomination process

Final stage of the Tour De France

“Cocaine smuggled in bananas was intriguing, but the shotgun licence appeal was more sellable…”

A wonderful long read from Sophie Elmhirst on the dying breed of the court reporter. 

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“The Queen Of Newsnight”

In all my time at the BBC I never heard a single bad word said against Kirsty Wark. For a presenter who has been in the job for 30 years that is some achievement.

Newsnight’s farewell montage to mark her last programme is superb.

“Turning a great news organization (sic) towards the future is not a one-day affair. It happens in stages and over time.”

We promised to keep you up to date with former BBC DG/New York Times boss Mark Thompson’s efforts to transform CNN.

Well he’s up and running with a set of sweeping changes.

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Excellent work (as ever) from Private Eye…

Footnotes:

I’m obsessed with the number of microphones placed in front of Iranian big-hitters at news conferences. This week’s offering…

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Farewell to Martha Kearney who presents her final Today Programme on Thursday. Enjoy not setting that 3:30 alarm, Martha.

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On this day: Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot dead on the steps of his Miami mansion on this day in 1997.

Weather: Highs of 19 degrees in Brighton today and 21 in Liverpool.

Mutts: The obligatory dog photo. The boys’ lovely mate Holly…

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